Assam presents a prism of exclusion these days. The BJP state government led by Himant Biswa Sarma has kicked off a major eviction drive in this north eastern state in the past month raising troubling questions.
Dhubri, a Muslim majority district in Assam bordering Bangladesh, descended into chaos as communal violence took root. The cause— suspected cattle remains near a Hanuman temple right around Eid Al Adha.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Monday said that his government has taken a firm decision to continue pushing back illegal immigrants back to Bangladesh following the provisions of Immigrant Expulsion from Assam Act 1950.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led cabinet approved a controversial scheme to grant arms licenses to indigenous people in “vulnerable and remote” areas, particularly in Muslim-majority districts like Dhubri, Nagaon, Morigaon, Barpeta, South Salmara, and Goalpara. The policy, officially titled the ‘Special Scheme for Grant of Arms Licenses to Original Inhabitants and Indigenous Indian Citizens’, will targets areas where indigenous communities are minorities, especially near the Bangladesh border.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) announced Gogoi’s appointment in a press statement issued by party general secretary K.C. Venugopal.
The appointment was along expected lines since Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, won the Jorhat seat by defeating the sitting BJP MP by a comfortable margin.
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Monday (May 19, 2025) dared Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to constitute two SITs — one to enquire into his, Mr. Gogoi’s, conduct and another to reveal the “past” and “assets” of the CM extant.
